Chapter 12, "Beware of Falling Angels" Summary

Lesa Marcello meets with Berendt to discuss the operations of Save Venice. Save Venice recently unveiled the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, a 500-year-old church that has taken ten years to renovate. Lesa discusses how Save Venice handles conflicts. Instead of pitting one idea against another, she compares them side by side and offers solutions that may not seem very different but are indeed important.

Lesa receives a fax at her office from Bob Guthrie, stating that the Torta prize must be given as a whole and cannot be singled out to one person only. Without mentioning the individual who had been singled out, Lesa automatically knows that it is Larry Lovett. There has been an ongoing feud between Larry Lovett and Bob Guthrie for several years.